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You didn't out grow it, I think the general high school education system is broken. Our society would like to think it's a children's medical problem, why stude

You didn't out grow it, I think the general high school education system is broken. Our society would like to think it's a children's medical problem, why students can't pay attention in class, when in reality it's the broken public education system. We need to rethink public education before we start drugging everyone to fit a broken system. The way that college is taught is much more humane. Good Noam Chomsky interview on the topic of education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdNAUJWJN08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdNAUJWJN08

josephlord 14y ago
> You didn't out grow it Stated with such certainty. What evidence do you have that the commenter here in particular didn't develop in some way as they grew up? This doesn't take away from your views that there may be problems with the education system but to declare that there are no cases of real medical issues in this area seems a bit presumptive.
- TechNewb 14y ago
  >Stated with such certainty. What evidence do you have that the commenter here in particular didn't develop in some way as they grew up? No evidence, speaking from personal experience and the belief that ADD is over diagnosed. I don't find it hard to believe there are millions of students unable to focus in public school. What I find hard to believe is that medication is the answer. Sure its an easy answer for those teachers to have their students sit quietly in the classroom for 50-90 minutes with little interruption and be expected to focus on subjects that relate little to their life with little or no control over what and how they study. I was diagnosed with ADD, and I had these views about 12 years ago to when I was diagnosed. I'll stick to cabbage, green tea, and the occasional meditation to help with my so called add.
  - josephlord 14y ago
    I'm glad that worked for you. And medication is probably not the answer for millions of students although there maybe tens or even hundreds of thousands for whom it is necessary and life changing. "I therefore all" is clearly a fallacy although a very popular one. It is really a form of anecdote and deserves no more weight than any other particular anecdote.
ericcumbee 14y ago
maybe there is something to that, but i dont blame the education system for my problems. Maybe i was just lucky to have parents that were involved in my education(they are both teachers), and had really good teachers along the way. My problems were real though. they manifested themselves mostly in math with basic multiplication and division. Reading took me a little longer to get the hang of before that, but once i got the basics i was reading Adult level (not young adult or Childrens) Star Trek Novels in 4th grade while everyone else was reading goosebumps or whatever was popular back then.

josephlord 14y ago

> You didn't out grow it Stated with such certainty. What evidence do you have that the commenter here in particular didn't develop in some way as they grew up? This doesn't take away from your views that there may be problems with the education system but to declare that there are no cases of real medical issues in this area seems a bit presumptive.

TechNewb 14y ago
>Stated with such certainty. What evidence do you have that the commenter here in particular didn't develop in some way as they grew up? No evidence, speaking from personal experience and the belief that ADD is over diagnosed. I don't find it hard to believe there are millions of students unable to focus in public school. What I find hard to believe is that medication is the answer. Sure its an easy answer for those teachers to have their students sit quietly in the classroom for 50-90 minutes with little interruption and be expected to focus on subjects that relate little to their life with little or no control over what and how they study. I was diagnosed with ADD, and I had these views about 12 years ago to when I was diagnosed. I'll stick to cabbage, green tea, and the occasional meditation to help with my so called add.
- josephlord 14y ago
  I'm glad that worked for you. And medication is probably not the answer for millions of students although there maybe tens or even hundreds of thousands for whom it is necessary and life changing. "I therefore all" is clearly a fallacy although a very popular one. It is really a form of anecdote and deserves no more weight than any other particular anecdote.

ericcumbee 14y ago

maybe there is something to that, but i dont blame the education system for my problems. Maybe i was just lucky to have parents that were involved in my education(they are both teachers), and had really good teachers along the way. My problems were real though. they manifested themselves mostly in math with basic multiplication and division. Reading took me a little longer to get the hang of before that, but once i got the basics i was reading Adult level (not young adult or Childrens) Star Trek Novels in 4th grade while everyone else was reading goosebumps or whatever was popular back then.